Nutley indoor track impresses in year's first meets

Nutley Sun

The Nutley Indoor Track and Field team started its season at a series of meets during the holiday break. The Raiders opened at the DeSchriver Invitational on Dec. 23 at Drew University. Senior Sherein Abdelhady won the first medal of the season with a strong third place finish in the 600m run, clocking a time of 1:45.43.

The girls 4 x 800m relay team of Katie O'Connell, Justine Conca, Nicolette Contella, and Chloe Jelley matched also won a bronze medal with a combined time of 10:56.82. The mens 4 x 800 relay team, composed of two pairs of brothers, John and Michael Conca and Jacob and Luke Michels, earned the final medal of the day with a sixth place finish in 9:10.79.

The Raider women had two medalists in the Super Essex Conference Indoor Championships, held Dec. 28 in the Jersey City Armory. Competing in the large school division, Danielle Mannino was fifth in the 55m hurdles in 11.02 seconds.

Sophomore Chloe Jelley continued her strong early season start with a sixth place medal in the 3200m run, with a time of 12:53.14.

At the Essex County Relay Championships held this past Saturday in Jersey City, the women continued their medal steak in the distance events. The meet opened with the Raiders finishing sixth in the Distance Medley. The team of Katie O'Connell, Sherein Abdelhady, Justine Conca, and Chloe Jelley recorded a time of 14:18.71. The Raiders also finished 6th in the 4 x 800, as Jelley, O'Connell, and Conca were joined by Nicolette Contella to clock a time of 10:56.05.

The Raiders' season continues this week with two meets at Drew University. As a predominately young team, the underclassmen will get a chance to develop their skills at the Frosh-Soph Relays on Wednesday. The varsity will compete at the Cliff Back Invitational on Friday night. Both meets start at 4:30 p.m.

Nutley indoor track impresses in year's first meets

Nutley Sun

The Nutley Indoor Track and Field team started its season at a series of meets during the holiday break. The Raiders opened at the DeSchriver Invitational on Dec. 23 at Drew University. Senior Sherein Abdelhady won the first medal of the season with a strong third place finish in the 600m run, clocking a time of 1:45.43.

The girls 4 x 800m relay team of Katie O'Connell, Justine Conca, Nicolette Contella, and Chloe Jelley matched also won a bronze medal with a combined time of 10:56.82. The mens 4 x 800 relay team, composed of two pairs of brothers, John and Michael Conca and Jacob and Luke Michels, earned the final medal of the day with a sixth place finish in 9:10.79.

The Raider women had two medalists in the Super Essex Conference Indoor Championships, held Dec. 28 in the Jersey City Armory. Competing in the large school division, Danielle Mannino was fifth in the 55m hurdles in 11.02 seconds.

Sophomore Chloe Jelley continued her strong early season start with a sixth place medal in the 3200m run, with a time of 12:53.14.

At the Essex County Relay Championships held this past Saturday in Jersey City, the women continued their medal steak in the distance events. The meet opened with the Raiders finishing sixth in the Distance Medley. The team of Katie O'Connell, Sherein Abdelhady, Justine Conca, and Chloe Jelley recorded a time of 14:18.71. The Raiders also finished 6th in the 4 x 800, as Jelley, O'Connell, and Conca were joined by Nicolette Contella to clock a time of 10:56.05.

The Raiders' season continues this week with two meets at Drew University. As a predominately young team, the underclassmen will get a chance to develop their skills at the Frosh-Soph Relays on Wednesday. The varsity will compete at the Cliff Back Invitational on Friday night. Both meets start at 4:30 p.m.